Another ClimateTech Podcast

Meet Joe Hill, Co-founder of One Planet Pizza. Joe has dedicated his career to promoting plant-based eating through the medium of delicious pizza. In this episode we talked about: 🌿 The importance of making plant-based alternatives that deliver on taste, texture, and price 🍕 How One Planet Pizza is leading the charge in this delicious revolution 🔬 The emerging trend of healthier, whole-food plant-based alternatives 🍄 Joe's excitement about the potential of mushrooms 🎙️ The role of food activism and its influence on plant-based food industry 💪 How Joe maintains his resilience and health while running a high-growth business Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oneplanetpizza/ #climatetech #plantbased #pizza Promo partner for this episode is Parakar, the easiest way to hire people in Europe without the hassle of setting up a new entity. Podcast listeners can book a free consultation here.

Christian Rebernik is the mastermind behind Tomorrow University, an accredited online university using business education to drive impact and sustainability. In this interview we talked about: 👑 Christian’s royal pedigree in Berlin’s startup ecosystem 🎒 How a university dropout becomes a university Chancellor 🎯 Tomorrow University’s goal of reaching 1 million people #education #university #climatetech Promo partner for this episode is Parakar, the easiest way to hire people in Europe without the hassle of setting up a new entity. Podcast listeners can book a free consultation here.

Robbie Lockie is co-founder of Plant-Based News and has just launched the Freedom Food Alliance, which fights misinformation and empowers people with the best science and expert alliances to create meaningful societal change. In this episode we talked about: 🌱 The deceptive tactics used by the meat and dairy industries to discredit plant-based alternatives 🎙️ Celebrity influence in promoting a plant-based lifestyle, featuring the likes of Alicia Silverstone and Joaquin Phoenix, including running Jamie Oliver’s online presence back in the day 🌍 The Plant Based Treaty, a global initiative to shift away from animal-based food systems and restore ecosystems 🍔 The challenges and opportunities in the plant-based food industry, including the move towards fewer and more natural sounding ingredients As discussed in the episode, the Plant Based News Podcast had some interviews with famous vegans. Here are a few of them: Megadeth Drummer Dirk Verbeuren “Bones and All” author Camille Deangelis Actor Alicia Silverstone Conservationist, anthropologist and activist Jane Goodall #futurefood #plantbased #climatetech Promo partner for this episode is Parakar, the easiest way to hire people in Europe without the hassle of setting up a new entity. Podcast listeners can book a free consultation here.

Joel Tasche is the founder of CleanHub, and is on a mission to clean up our oceans, all while empowering marginalized waste workers. And it all started with his passion for surfing. 🌊 And it all started with his passion for surfing. 🌊 Listen to this episode to learn how CleanHub: 🚛 implements tracking systems all the way from households to disposal sites, ensuring transparency and efficiency 💻 is developing its platform into a full-stack waste management system, borrowing efficiency strategies from Amazon's playbook 🌍 is expanding its waste collection and sorting capacities in coastal communities in India, Indonesia, Tanzania, and Cambodia 🤝 is working on upskilling programs and social audits to improve working conditions for waste sorters #cleantech #wastemanagement #plasticcredits #recycling #sustainability Promo partner for this episode is Parakar, the easiest way to hire people in Europe without the hassle of setting up a new entity. Podcast listeners can book a free consultation here.

Deniz Ficicioglu loves tuna so much that she doesn't want them to be put in a can. 🐟 That's why she founded BettaF!sh, an alternative proteins company that uses seaweed to create plant-based fish alternatives that replicate the taste, texture, and experience of traditional fish, minus the devastating effects of fishing. Check out this 30-minute episode to hear how: 🐟 Tuna are freaking awesome and can swim basically as fast as a Fiat 500 🇪🇺 Their products are currently available in 10 different European countries 🛫 Japan Airlines serves their vegan tuna on flights from London to Tokyo and back 🧪 The company's R&D team is continuously working on developing a toolbox of seaweed ingredients for food industry players #climatetech #altproteins #fish #tuna #salmon #seaweed Promo partner for this episode is Parakar, the easiest way to hire people in Europe without the hassle of setting up a new entity. Podcast listeners can book a free consultation here.

Brian Sheng is a self-funded entrepreneur and co-founder of Aquaria, a company that seeks to create resilient water infrastructure by extracting water from the air. A former venture capitalist who started his own VC firm at 18, Brian transitioned to the operational side of startups with the onset of the pandemic. Here's what we talked about in our half-hour chat: 💦 Brian's company, Aquaria, seeks to create water infrastructure that doesn't need any pipes or construction 🏝️ Aquaria's water harvesting technology is ideal for residential communities, especially those off-grid or in locations with limited access to clean water 🌊 Aquaria's $26 million project in Hawaii to service a community of 1,000 homes 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 What it's like to have your brother as a co-founder 👨 Several reference to Tatooine from Star Wars (this emoji is Luke Skywalker, obviously) #WaterFromAir #SustainableLiving #TechInnovation #ClimateTech #Tatooine Promo partner for this episode is Parakar, the easiest way to hire people in Europe without the hassle of setting up a new entity. Podcast listeners can book a free consultation here.

Kidus Asfaw is the founder of Kubik, an Ethiopian company that upcycles plastic waste into construction material for low-carbon buildings. In this episode we talked about: 🏢 How Kubik aspires to be a technology platform for the materials industry, aiming to extend their reach beyond just plastic 🚀 The opportunities for climatetech companies in Sub-Saharan Africa 🌐 Kidus’s career, including time with UNICEF and the World Bank 🎖️ What it’s like to be named as one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people in climate 🌱 Why he’s optimistic about the future #greenbuilding #recycling #innovation #sustainabledevelopment #Africantech #climatetech Promo partner for this episode is Parakar, the easiest way to hire people in Europe without the hassle of setting up a new entity. Podcast listeners can book a free consultation here.

Vivian Bertseka is co-founder of BlueLayer, the first end-to-end software platform for carbon project developers. In this episode we talked about how: 📈 The carbon credit market is growing but also experiencing growing pains, with issues around transparency and trust. 🔍 There is an urgent need for more transparency in the carbon credit market to improve data disclosure and data system organization. 🧾 High-quality carbon credits are in high demand but short supply — companies need to act early to secure them. 🍷 Carbon credits are like wine — although the container is always the same size, the contents can be radically different! #carboncredits #climatetech #netzero Promo partner for this episode is Parakar, the easiest way to hire people in Europe without the hassle of setting up a new entity. Podcast listeners can book a free consultation here.

Viktoria Oseyko is CMO of Carbominer, a startup that uses direct air capture (DAC) to pull CO2 out of the atmosphere and use it for productive purposes, like growing our fruits and vegetables in greenhouses. We talked about how this technology works, how founder can attract public money for green interventions, and what the future of Ukrainian climatetech looks like. #ClimateTech #DAC #NetZero Promo partner for this episode is Parakar, the easiest way to hire people in Europe without the hassle of setting up a new entity. Podcast listeners can book a free consultation here.

I found Jennifer O'Brien when reading some press about a new seaweed farm that had just been set up off the wild western coast of Ireland, in County Galloway. I've been intrigued by seaweed for a long time as a source of sustainable protein and material, as well as for its carbon sequestration power. It seems that seaweed is finally starting to get some of the limelight it deserves. Jennifer is Founder and CEO of Sea&Believe, which owns that seaweed farm. This is to be the first of many such farms and she talks about all that seaweed can do, how it's cultivated, and who uses it. #ClimateTech #Seaweed #Aquaculture Promo partner for this episode is Parakar, the easiest way to hire people in Europe without the hassle of setting up a new entity. Podcast listeners can book a free consultation here.

Martin Stuchtey is the founder and co-CEO of The Landbanking Group, which aims to support the regeneration of nature and biodiversity through an asset class they call Nature Equity. Martin talked about how we can protect nature by literally putting a value to it, as well as his own life and career which has ranged from soldier in the German army’s alpine group to management consultant, professor, and now founder. #biodiversity #regeneration #climatetech Promo partner for this episode is Parakar, the easiest way to hire people in Europe without the hassle of setting up a new entity. Podcast listeners can book a free consultation here.

This inverview is the 25th and final episode of my podcast Sound Funding, where I've been interviewing impact fund managers together with Impact Europe since 2020. If you're interested in impact funds, I highly recommend checking out the back catalogue! Impact Europe's podcast host Benjamin DeVries interviewed me about my background as a founder, how I became a climatetech investor, why I started podcasting, and what I think about McKinsey (👎) and spicy chicken wings (👍). Check out the back catalogue of my interviews with impact fund managers at Sound Funding. Promo partner for this episode is Parakar, the easiest way to hire people in Europe without the hassle of setting up a new entity. Podcast listeners can book a free consultation here.

Remember in the mid 2010s when we were all talking about microplastics in things like face creams, and brands were making a big deal about being micro-bead free? Well although the media attention has gone away, the problem of microplastics has definitely not. Adam Root is the founder and CEO of Matter., which is tackling the problem of microplastics head on at one if its key sources—your washing machine. Matter. has just raised $10 million, with participation from big names like Leonardo DiCaprio, Ashton Kutcher, and the Walton family (Walmart) through their various investment vehicles. #climatetech #microplastics #laundry #cleanwater #plasticfree Promo partner for this episode is Parakar, the easiest way to hire people in Europe without the hassle of setting up a new entity. Podcast listeners can book a free consultation here.

Jason Goodhand is an old classmate and pal, and a fellow traveller in renewable energy before it was cool. He's been fascinated by the role energy storage has in greening the grid for as long as I've known him. These days, he's travelling the world discovering, developing, and implementing storage technologies based on hydrogen, sodium, zinc, iron, vanadium redox flow technologies. He talks about the road ahead and what he's learned as a 20+ year industry veteran. Promo partner for this episode is Parakar, the easiest way to hire people in Europe without the hassle of setting up a new entity. Podcast listeners can book a free consultation here.

Bruce Friedrich is the founder and president of the Good Food Institute and the reason I invest in alternative proteins. I was driving through the hills of Umbria listening to podcasts and an interview with Bruce came on. An hour later I was enthralled and had found my calling. It really was as simple as that. I talked with Bruce about the outlook for investment in alt proteins, the nature of the industry, why it's so crucial to the fight against climate change, and how he is able to keep his cool with all the trolls out there. And finally got to thank him for being such a major influence in my life. #altproteins #climatechange #climatetech #futurefood #foodtech Promo partner for this episode is Parakar, the easiest way to hire people in Europe without the hassle of setting up a new entity. Podcast listeners can book a free consultation here.

Fungi is having a moment as it does everything from open our minds, feed our population, pass notes for our trees, capture our CO2, and clean up our messes. Nathan Paumier is a fungi nerd and writer of the popular and informative BRB newsletter. I took advantage of having him on the show to ask everything I always wanted to know about mushrooms but was afraid to ask. Nathan's go-to book to learn about fungi is Entangled Life by Merlin Seheldrake. #fungi #climatetech #climatechange #bioremediation #mushrooms Promo partner for this episode is Parakar, the easiest way to hire people in Europe without the hassle of setting up a new entity. Podcast listeners can book a free consultation here.

Will Wiseman is a Forbes 30 under 30 founder who’s on a mission to democratise investing in renewable energy. He co-founded Climatize, which allows people to invest as little as five bucks, just two years ago and it’s going well. We talked about how Will got started, his experiences abroad in Europe, and the role of microloans in electrifying the grid. Promo partner for this episode is Parakar, the easiest way to hire people in Europe without the hassle of setting up a new entity. Podcast listeners can book a free consultation here.

I was flattered when Silas Mähner and Somil Aggarwal reached out to invite me onto The CleanTechies Podcast out of New York. In the end we decided to do something fun and interview each other and syndicate the episode across both our podcasts at the same time. Fun times! Promo partner for this episode is Parakar, the easiest way to hire people in Europe without the hassle of setting up a new entity. Podcast listeners can book a free consultation here.

Stuart Goldsmith is one of the only people out there who can make me LOL about climate change. I caught his act on YouTube thanks to "the Algorithm" and was thrilled that he said yes when I invited him on the podcast. Especially since he's in front of slightly larger audiences like the Conan O'Brien Show and Wembley Arena. This episode has some important insights nested in some good laughs. Check out Stuart's website and Instagram. Promo partner for this episode is Parakar, the easiest way to hire people in Europe without the hassle of setting up a new entity. Podcast listeners can book a free consultation here.

Susanne Glørsen is a renowned early-stage sustainability investor who took her fascination with the potential of fungi to the next level: she created an award, called the Future Is Fungi. In this episode, Susanne talks about the award and introduces us to the inaugural winners including the bioremediation company novobiom, as well as Oona Snoeyenbos-West, whose company MycoMine solves the "forever chemical" quandary through mycelium cleanup, and Jens Laurids Sørensen, Associate Professor at Aalborg University who is making batteries out of fungi. I know a thing or two about fungi (except how to pronounce it) but was blown away by some of these innovative applications. I can also recommend the book that Oona mentions in the episode: Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds and Shape Our Futures by Merlin Sheldrake Promo partner for this episode is Parakar, the easiest way to hire people in Europe without the hassle of setting up a new entity. Podcast listeners can book a free consultation here.